Foamy Fest

Iron­i­cally, one of the smaller imbibing fests in town – Mil­wau­kee Cider & Nano Beer Fest – takes place on the for­mer grounds of one of the big beers that made Mil­wau­kee fa­mous. Sch­litz Park (1543 N. Sec­ond St.) hosts a tasting of more than 70 dif­fer­ent ciders and beers (the un­lim­ited sam­pling skews to­ward the for­mer) from two dozen dif­fer­ent pur­vey­ors. The list in­cludes lo­cal brew­ers Third Space, The Fer­men­to­rium, Ea­gle Park and Raised Grain; and cider mak­ers such as Finn River, Seattle Cider and Van­der Mill. Tick­ets start at $39 for gen­eral ad­mis­sion and are $65 for VIP early en­try (in­clud­ing spe­cial tast­ings and a com­mem­o­ra­tive glass). My ad­vice? Pop for the VIP en­try. (mil­wau­keecider­fest.com)